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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for London Borough of Bromley. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
9,734 approved · 2,872 refused · 340 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 28 Jul 2022 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
22 Almond Way, Bromley, BR2 8DR
Received 26 Mar 202587 Canon Road, Bromley, BR1 2SL
Received 19 Feb 202577 Princes Plain, Bromley, BR2 8LF
Received 29 May 20252 Old Priory Avenue, Orpington, BR6 0PL
Received 3 Jul 2023Harcourt House, Grasmere Road, Bromley, BR1 4BB
Received 25 May 2023Land At, New Mill Road, Orpington
Received 7 Jun 2024El Joyre, Lillie Road, Biggin Hill, TN16 3QB
Received 12 Dec 202450A Chatterton Road, Bromley, BR2 9QE
Received 11 Jun 2024Capel Manor College, Mottingham Lane, Mottingham, London, SE12 9AW
Received 12 Jul 202354 Station Road, Orpington, BR6 0SA
Received 10 Oct 20232 Cromlix Close, Chislehurst, BR7 5SJ
Received 2 Dec 2024The Spinney, Old Hill, Chislehurst, BR7 5NB
Received 17 Jul 202312A Stanley Avenue, Beckenham, BR3 6PX
Received 23 Aug 20226 Little Thrift, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1NQ
Received 20 Feb 20231 Beckenham Road, West Wickham, BR4 0QR
Received 8 Nov 202253 Beck Lane, Beckenham, BR3 4RG
Received 26 Sept 2022West Lodge, St Michaels, School Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5PQ
Received 4 Nov 202232 Silverdale Road, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1NJ
Received 6 Feb 202322 South View, Bromley, BR1 3DP
Received 12 Sept 20222 Poyntell Crescent, Chislehurst, BR7 6PJ
Received 8 Feb 2023Orpington Sports Club, Goddington Lane, Orpington, BR6 9SX
Received 1 Feb 202311 Holland Way, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7DW
Received 12 Jan 202418 Elmstead Avenue, Chislehurst, BR7 6EQ
Received 28 Nov 2022Homefield, West Hill, Downe, Orpington, BR6 7JJ
Received 26 Jul 2023Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for London Borough of Bromley, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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